Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0652

Leo stopped in his tracks but didn't turn around. I knew he was waiting for me to speak.

"Leo, you knew, didn't you..." The thought of those photos made my voice tremble involuntarily.

Nelson wasn't the only one who knew about those photos. At the very least, the security tearn on the third floor of The Secret knew, and so did Claudia.

Thinking about the call I'd just received from Claudia-was the "secret" she mentioned referring to those photos?

Lec didn't look back, but I heard him take a deep breath. "If you behave yourself, no one else will find out."

His voice was so emotionless that I couldn't discem whether his words were a warning or something else.

Nicholas was furious, clearly interpreting Leo's words as a blatant provocation, showing no respect for him. "Leo! Don't you dare..."

"Nicholas," I interrupted softly before he could finish. "Let him go."

my gaze drifting aimlessly, unable

pulled up a chair to sit beside me,

the feeling of Ariana hiding things from him. It filled him with a sense of unease, a fear that she didn't trust him

a bite of food in my mouth and chewing it repeatedly. It was tasteless-I couldn't even tell what I was

long enough that

"If you don't want to eat, then don't. I'll have someone bring fresh

not that hungry

you're hiding from me? Something

seeing the slight tears in his dark eyes stirred a sense of guilt

him. "There's nothing. You're overthinking it. He used to be Yasmine's boyfriend, didn't he? I just wanted to ask if he knew about

bad for Yasmine-after all, he was

I said didn't match Leo's cryptic response after

inwardly, realizing I didn't want to tell him. So, no matter how much

rough thumb brushing over the back

"Ari," he called softly.